"sometimes the things we think we need to do church arent really the things that make church."
a variation of this statement was made by criag groeschel in his latest book that called "it". i cannot remember it exactly... its been a couple of months since i read it (no pun intended... trust me) anyways, i am still reflecting from this past week on the gathering (our wednesday evening movement at the REALM) and several thoughts and feelings continue to surface for me...
without going into them all... here are a few that are close to the surface:
- for some people we only have ONE chance. this is not a thought wrapped in putting god in a box but a thought surrounded by RESPONSIBILITY! its irresponsible to not be ready.
- what makes the experience... the "stuff" or the people... or both? at the end of the day, its just stuff and its just people if god doesn't breathe on it. so the bigger question is how do we prepare hearts?
- its still the stories. without stories there is no substance! the stories prove the gospel... transformation and restoration.
- consistency still wins! be you... in our case... be us. we dont know nor have all the answers... just a lot of experiments and invitations to be sojourners in life.
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"its just stuff and its just people if god doesn't breathe on it."
Love loveeee that.